Donal O'Connor

Donal O'Connor (1776-) was a Corporal in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars.

Biography
Donal O'Connor was born in Ireland in 1776, and he enlisted in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He served in the Duke of Wellington's army during the "Hundred Days" campaign in Belgium in 1815, and he was later accused of plundering by the Duke after he was found hiding a pig in his pack. However, he told the Duke that he was trying to bring the lost pig back to its relatives, eliciting laughter, and the Duke, impressed by how O'Connor could defend a hopeless position, decided to promote the Irishman to Corporal.